A FEMALE Champions League official has revealed she is sick of being called "sexy ref". She was also forced to delete her Instagram after receiving sexist messages on the platform. Emanuela Rusta is one of Albania's top referees and has already made history in her officiating career. The 30-year-old is the first woman to referee in her country's male top flight and the first Albanian intern...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen was a summer target for clubs in Europe Eriksen played a significant role in his debut season at Old Trafford, which was curtailed by injury. But he became more of a back-up in 2023/24 following the emergence of Kobbie Mainoo. Manuel Ugarte has now arrived as well, but the Dane scored twice in the recent Carabao Cup thrashing of Barnsley. He was linked with a move away, inclu...Full Story »

The England international came close to joining the Magpies in the summer, but Palace rejected four bids, with the highest in the region of £70 million. However, according to recent reports, the Eagles, although not wanting to lose Guehi, could be more inclined to negotiate a fee below £75 million at the end of the season. The 24-year-old has less than two years left on his contrac...Full Story »

The German midfielder has found himself completely out of favor at the Bavarian giants. Goretzka, linked with Manchester United and West Ham, has not been selected by new manager Kompany so far this term. Kompany told reporters this week: "He's important for us and will continue to be. I only have players who want to play and accept the competition for places. "At Bayern, it's always easy t...Full Story »

The England international garnered attention from a number of European sides this summer after featuring in Gareth Southgate's Euro 2024 squad. Reigning La Liga champions Madrid have been at the forefront of Alexander-Arnold links as the right-back approaches the end of his contract next summer. However, it now looks as if the Liverpool academy graduate could remain at Anfield a while longer,...Full Story »

Barcelona are aware of Baidoo's emergence and are closely following the player's progress, says AS. The young defender, 20, has been in the orbit of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and some Premier League rivals for the past year Barca now have scouts posted to closely follow everything that happens with the young defender, both in games and training. Baidoo has a deal at Salzburg to 2020. Full Story »

Mbappe, 25, joined Real as a free agent following his departure from Paris Saint-Germain this summer and quickly became the club's top earner at a staggering €15million (£12.6m) per year. Jude Bellingham received a pay rise as Real Madrid feared friction with Kylian MbappeVinicius Junior and Bellingham both got a raise to match Mbappe as top earners The star forward overtook Belling...Full Story »

Let's start our Daily Laugh today.   De Bruyne also suffered a UCL injury   lol   Rudiger trying to win a penalty:   This   lol   Man United be like   Barnsley   Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow! (Credit: Justtoonit, originaltrollfootball, FootballLaughss)Full Story »

De Rossi has been shown the door after three draws and a defeat so far this season. The Giallorossi legend had signed a deal to 2027 at the end of last season after successfully taking over from Jose Mourinho midway through the campaign. Roma announced this morning:  "AS Roma announces that it has relieved Daniele De Rossi of his duties as coach of the First Team. "The Club's decision...Full Story »

Kevin De Bruyne is doubtful for Manchester City’s upcoming clash with Arsenal after suffering an injury during their Champions League stalemate with Inter Milan.The Belgium playmaker was withdrawn at the interval after struggling in the latter stages of the first half of Wednesday’s goalless draw with the Serie A winners at the Etihad Stadium.He will now be assessed with the situatio...Full Story »

Late goals by Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson helped Tottenham avoid an almighty upset at Coventry in the Carabao Cup.Spurs were set to follow up Sunday’s painful derby defeat to Arsenal with a 1-0 loss in the third round after Brandon Thomas-Asante fired the Championship side into a deserved lead after 63 minutes.Moments earlier, Ange Postecoglou’s decision to substitute Lucas Bergv...Full Story »

Vivianne Miedema netted a debut goal and Jess Park scored twice as Manchester City brushed off Khadija Shaw’s unintended absence to thrash Paris FC 5-0 in their season-opening Champions League qualifier.City’s hopes of reaching the group stage for the first time in four seasons got off to a rocky start when it emerged that Shaw had not obtained the necessary visa to travel for the fi...Full Story »

In a bizarre move, Czech football team FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem have hired model Tana Bystronova to their media team to conduct post-match interviews. The blonde model, who routinely shares sizzling snaps of herself to her 107,000 Instagram followers, has been tasked with conducting post-match interviews with players and coaches. Dubbed the 'Czech Pamela Anderson' by some football ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta, Victor Osimhen and Gabriel Magalhaes (Photos by Eddie Keogh, Ahmad Mora, Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) New contract for North London Derby hero plus thoughts on that huge winSunday was a huge day for Arsenal. Even at this early stage of the season, the North London derby felt like a crucial one for Mikel Arteta’s team in context of the wider campaign. Defeat would have ...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom says he felt more determined to win with every passing penalty as Preston edged out Fulham 16-15 on spot-kicks in a remarkable Carabao Cup clash at Deepdale.After a 1-1 draw in normal time, Timothy Castagne ballooned over and Ryan Ledson sent Steven Benda the wrong way to the delight of the North End faithful.Heckingbottom said: “As it wore on, eight-all, nine-all, it ma...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag will not get carried away with his biggest win as Manchester United manager but was encouraged by “big guy” Marcus Rashford’s brace and the overall performance against Barnsley.Having bounced back from damaging Premier League losses to Brighton and Liverpool with a 3-0 win at Southampton on Saturday, attention switched to the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.United mad...Full Story »

Nick Haughton’s stoppage-time strike earned Fylde a 2-1 victory over Southend.George Moncur saw a chance fly just over the top corner for Southend before Haughton’s curling shot went wide.Fylde took the lead in the first minute of first-half added time when Jon Ustabasi nodded home, but the Shrimpers responded through Gus Scott-Morriss, who levelled in the 57th minute with a close-ra...Full Story »

Unai Emery dedicated Aston Villa’s debut Champions League win over Young Boys to former striker Gary Shaw.Villa’s return to the top table of European football was overshadowed by Monday’s death of Shaw, a golden boy of the club’s past success at this level when he helped them to European Cup glory in 1982.Emery wanted his current crop before the game to win it for Shaw an...Full Story »

Aston Villa paid the perfect tribute to former striker Gary Shaw as they enjoyed a dream Champions League debut with a 3-0 win at Young Boys.Villa’s return to the top table of European football was overshadowed by Monday’s death of Shaw, a golden boy of the club’s past success at this level when he helped them to European Cup glory in 1982.Boss Unai Emery told his current crop ...Full Story »

PAULO DYBALA'S stunning wife revealed she worked in a funeral home - after studying EMBALMING. Argentina World Cup winner Dybala, 30, married singer and model Oriana Sabatini earlier this year. Paolo Dybala’s glamorous wife has been helping out with work at a funeral home Credit: Refer to Caption Buenos Aires-born Oriana, 28, is the niece of unrecognisable tennis star Gabriela Sabatini....Full Story »